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E. BINGAMAN. WINDOW REFRIGERATOR.

No. 556,612. Patented Mar. 17, 1896.

UNITED STATES MARY E. BINGAMAN,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW-REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,612, dated March 17, 1896.

Application filed April 16, 1894.

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IVIARY E. BINGAMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Refrigerators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and-exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in what I term portable and adjustable window-refrigerators, and the object of the invention is to produce a window-refrigerator that can be used for the purpose of keeping food, drink, fruit, flowers, and other perishable articles in the cool open air, by placing it within a window or hanging it from the outside of the same, as desired, or from other suitable place; also, to prevent birds, cats, and other prowlers gaining access to the articles contained in the refrigerator; furthermore, to produce the same in such manner that it can be adjusted or changed in size; also, to be readily taken apart and folded for transportation, cleaning, or other purposes, and, finally, constructed so that it can be produced at a very moderate cost.

With these objects in View my invention consists in the peculiar construction of details and the arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described hereinafter and specifically pointed out in the claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters indicate similar parts in the different figures of the drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved portable and adjustable window-refrigerator. Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssection of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of a corner of the refrigerator, showing the manner of connecting the sides together. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail View of a part, showing the manner of suspending the same from a window-sill. Fig. 5 is a similar View of part of the bottom and side. Fig. 6

is a detail view of one of the body-sections provided with holding-clips. Fig. 7 is a crosssection showing the preferred mode of ventilating the several compartments of the refrigerator.

In the drawings, A represents the front of the refrigerator, to which the sides B B and Serial No. 507,806. (No model.)

back 0 are connected by forming hinges a with bolts 19 through them to secure them together. The roof D and bottom E are also clamped in place by bolts 12 with their heads 0 and nuts cl. The bottom is preferably made of wood and may be provided with perforations, and it may be supported in addition to the bolts bya flange 6. (Best seen in Fig. 5.) The front and back are secured together laterally by rods or bolts f, which also form a support for the shelves F. The front, back, and

sides may be made of wire-gauze or reticulated sheet metal, or its equivalent, or they may be perforated with holes 9 near the top, or the device may be provided with a vertically-arranged perforated tube I, as shown.

The refrigerator is preferably supported on a bar of wood or iron G, which can be supported in brackets H or in any equivalent manner, that can be secured by screws or nails to the window-sill or to any other suitable place, or it may be supported with eyes placed on hooks or strong nails in a room, cellar, or other convenient place. The sides adjoining the sash of the window may be left open, or it can be fitted with doors of sheet metal or equivalent material to gain access.

All the parts of the refrigerator are made in sections and the front, back and sides are provided with clips h, so that one section can slide upon the other, and by this means the refrigerator is made adjustable and capable of variation in dimensions and configuration at will, so as to fit any window or other opening, and as constructed can be easily taken apart and folded up for transportation or removal from one place to another.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described portable and adj ustable window refrigerator, comprising the front A, sides 13, B, back 0, roof D, bottom E, shelves F, bar G, bracket H, and ventilator I, together with hinge-joints a, bolts 7), nuts d, tie-rods f, and clips h, all constructed, combined, and arranged to operate substantially as described and shown, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARY E. BINGAMAN.

Witnesses:

'VIc'roR N. CUSHMAN,

E. EVANS. 

